major league baseball and superstar player alec rodriguez negotiating he could end up with a lifetime ban, though, for allegedly using performance enhancing it could happen at any moment. we'll bring it to you when it happens. many are wondering why we still don't know what brand of salad is behind the sickness. we've known for days some prepackaged salads are the surs. why aren't officials saying which brand it is. what is this linked to. we get an explanation it was a variety of greens, it may not be on the shelves. >> not on the shelves anymore so don't worry about it, but people are worried. first the story we'll talk about is this terror threat the state department is shutting down key u.s. embassies and consulates in the middle east including egypt and israel doing it based on a "credible and serious" threat to u.s. targets overseas so let's go to cnn's

barbara starr at the pentagon. good morning, barbara. what's going on? >> good morning, chris. this may be the most significant shutdown of u.s. embassies since the 9/11 attacks. the u.s. is closing embassies around the world after what one senior u.s. official told cnn was more than the usual chatter about a potential terrorist threat. >> the department has been apprised of information that out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees and others who may be visiting our installations indicates we should institute these precautionary steps. >> reporter: the move comes as the holy days of ramadan approach and nearly a year after the deadly attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. now the u.s. embassy in tripoli will be closed, other embassies in the middle east posted they will be shut.

from egypt when a year ago violent threats from tel aviv, cairo, baghdad and riyad and doha and qatar, it may include additional days. another official told cnn the obama administration is monitoring threats against the american embassy in yemen. the move came on the same day president obama met with the president of yemen who has cracked down on al qaeda. >> what we've seen is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or aqap moved back out of territories that it was controlling. >> so here's the obvious question. is this threat due to al qaeda? al qaeda is now an organization so spread out across the region with so many affiliate organizations in so many countries, this may be best thought of as an al

qaeda-inspired threat trying to lead to more attacks across the region. kate? >> barbara, watching it for us at the pentagon, thanks so much. to cleveland, where ariel castro is now locked up for life. during his sentencing hearing the cleveland kidnaper said he was not a monster, but one of the women he tortured for a decade had a very different story to tell, an emotional but defiant michelle knight said she would overcome what happened but that castro would face hell for eternity. pamela brown is in cleveland with more on this gut-wrenching day in court. good morning, pamela. >> reporter: good morning to you, kate, no doubt the most powerful moment of yesterday's sentencing was when michelle knight boldly faced her tormenter, the man who kidnapped, raped, beat and terminated her pregnancy as an emotionless ariel castro looked on. >> he deserves life in prison.

i could forgive you but i'll never forget. >> reporter: despite her tearful statement and the 937 counts against him, ariel castro was defiant, almost rebellious in court. >> i'm not a monster. i'm a normal person. i am just sick. i have an addiction. just like an alcoholic has an addiction. >> reporter: even claimed he never beat, tortured or raped the three women he held captive for a decade. >> most of the sex in the house, practically all of it was consensual. the allegation that it was forcefully is totally wrong because there was times that they would even ask me for sex, many times. >> reporter: the graphic evidence in court paints a horrifying picture, rusty chains, doors with homemade alarms, a gun castro would show the women as a form of control all while castro claimed it was a happy home. >> we had a lot of harmony going

on in that home. >> reporter: he mentioned this youtube video of amanda berry smiling on stage at a nelly concert as a testament she wasn't tortured. berry's grandmother says she's appalled. >> if they'd have put one of the chains around his neck i wonder how happy he would have felt. it wasn't a home. it was a dungeon. >> reporter: photos released of the three victims a day after their dramatic rescue, fragile and pale from years of confinement. friends are outraged. >> that's villain, straight monster, a person with no emotions so i hope he gets what he deserves. >> reporter: he will spend his life behind bars his victims looking healthier with miles that capture their astonishing resilience as they close this chapter of their lives. >> after 11 years i'm finally being heard and it's liberating.

>> reporter: michelle knight there, a woman small in stature, only about four feet tall but she clearly has an indom inable spirit, she stayed there for the whole hearing. they feel if they can close this chapter of their lives and the courage fund set up for them has raised more than $1.2 million. chris? >> that's great news and to be sure he can never hurt them again. thank you for the reporting from cleveland. nsa leaker edward snowden is free and any moment now may be speaking for the first time since russia dpragranted him a year-long asylum. apparently he's staying with some americans he met online and even has a job waiting for him if he wants it. phil black joins us live from moscow this morning. good morning, phil. >> good morning, chris.

the job offer comes from a founder of a popular networking site often described as the russian version of facebook. the lawyer says he's surrounding himself by people he thinks he can trust, people who reached out to him online while stranded at the airport and he says they include american citizens. that man with his back to the camera is edward snowden and this was the moment he left moscow's airport after six weeks ther there. he's' according to his lawyer who is standing next to him in the photo. this document grants snowden permission to live in russia for one year which also keeps him beyond the reach of the united states for that time. ku kucharena describes his location as secret and safe.

>> translator: he says he's staying with other people in russia who reached out by the internet and offered to help while he was staying at the airport. the lawyer says snowden will take a few days getting used to his freedom and recovering from his airport ordeal. after that he'll do some media interviews, then, well he doesn't know. edward snowden must build a new life in a country he officially entered for the first time just one day ago. snowden won't just be relying upon the kindness of strangers for long. arrangements are under way to arrange a visa for his father so he can travel to moscow as soon as possible to be reunited with his son. kate, back to you. >> phil, thanks so much. many in washington consider the asylum decision a complete slap in the face that has set back relations with moscow. president obama might, they are considering backing out of a planned meeting next month with russia's president. let's go live to the white house for more on this, dan lothian

standing by. everyone is wondering what is the white house's next move. >> all of this comes at a difficult time in u.s./russia relations while a source tells cnn the russians had been signaling this move the white house says they were not told ahead of time that snowden would be getting temporary asylum. all of this is putting pressure on president obama to get tough on president putin. it may take a much bigger reset button. >> russia has stabbed us in the back. >> reporter: to ease tense relations. >> this is not going to help the relations between the united states and russia. >> reporter: after nsa leaker edward snowden got the asylum he was asking for and wikileaks tweets "we have won the battle." >> we are extremely displeased, it muundermines a longstanding support of cooperation.

>> reporter: they are pushing for a tough response. >> as long as prime minister putin acts like a bully, we have only one choice, to stand up to him and show him that bullies pay a price. >> reporter: president obama is scheduled to travel to moscow in september for a face-to-face meeting with president putin and then to st. petersburg for the g-20 summit. >> obviously this is not a positive development and we have a wide range of interests with the russians, and we are evaluating the utility of a summit. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham who suggested the u.s. should boycott the 2014 olympics in russia but since changed his mind said russia's action is a disgrace, a deliberate effort to embarrass the u.s. that should not be tolerated. >> i would hope the president would consider counsel the bilateral meeting with putin. >> reporter: a potentially high

price for as wikileaks puts it, winning the battle. the white house says the u.s. will continue to be in communication with russian officials expressing extreme disappointment and making the case that there is a legal justification for snowden to be returned to the u.s. chris? kate? >> dan, thanks so much. makes you wonder other than expressing extreme disappointment in the decision what is there that the u.s. can do about it. >> not much. we have a couple of lawmakers on key committees and we'll see what the response will be. lot of news to tell you about but perhaps none of it bigger than the man who will tell you about it. ladies and gentlemen, john berman. >> they checked the local bars to find someone to replace michaela so they asked me. million man march of egypt against the coup and they called on all free people in all countries of the world to demonstrate peacefully in support of their marches.

all this is happening after egypt's interior ministry warned pro-morsi protesters to leave two cairo squares. a wildfire fight turns deadly in oregon. 58-year-old was killed and 48-year-old was injured when a tree fell on them, working to contain a fire at the chutes national forest. this is one of 12 fires burning in the midwest. is he the first in oregon to be killed since 199. the woman who d.c. say is the green paint vandal expected to appear in court. the hearing will determine whether there's probable cause to cause jiamei tian. if found guilty she faces up to ten years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

baseball great cal ripken jr. announcing a $100,000 reward to solve his mother's abduction. violet ripken was taken from her maryland home in july of last year, held captive for 24 hours before being found in the back seat of her car at home hands bound but otherwise unharmed. finally actress jamie lee curtis in a pretty nasty car wreck. the suv she was in collided with a bmw in venice, california. who did jamie lee curtis call for help, jodie foster who apparently got there so fast she beat the police to the scene. jamie lee curtis was taken to a hospital where she was treated for minor injuries. she was released. >> i'm not surprised by that. i believe jodie fosters that been running a rescue service to accident victims for about four years now. >> jodie foster is a good one to

call. >> i don't know if that says more about the great friend she is or the response of the police. >> she's fast. >> there were first responders to take her to the hospital. >> the good news is she's okay. we all love jamie lee curtis, it's a big battle between aaa and jodie foster, trading on her name. >> it's all about branding. >> who do you want to come, some guy looks like me or jodie foster? >> oh i can't decide right now. indra is keeping track of the latest forecast including a tornado in florida. >> we were talking about a waterspout, this is video of an ef2 tornado and 125-mile-per-hour winds out there, three to four inches of rain in just 30 minutes. this is the devastation, we saw five homes damaged and 15 to 20 structures in the area. they move so fast and these storms almost come up out of nowhere. it literally pops up that

quickly. about 4:00 in the afternoon yesterday is when they did see the thunderstorm develop. gil still a category 1 hurricane, 85-mile-per-hour steady winds. it will heeled onto the strength for a little, behind it the water will dissipate and it is staying south of hawaii, likely to get good surf with this, i don't think there's any complainers about this. dorian, the moisture in the bahamas. it will eventually curve out to sea. it has the chance of developing again. it is the weekend, where is the rain? in the midwest you'll see some rain and once you head to the mid-atlantic, saturday is the rain and sunday looks so much better for everyone except we talked about the dakotas not so good on sunday. >> no dakotas this weekend. i always turn my travel plans around on fridays. >> so all the blue over new york and long island, you're saying

that's going to be okay? >> over a period of time. it's like little pulses so thunderstorms friday and saturday. >> pulses. >> i get weather to go out fishing and the next thing i know. >> hey! >> i'm just saying. >> we'll take a break here and everybody's going to get after me in the break i can feel it. coming up on "new day" could baseball's biggest star be banned from the game? we'll have the latest on the ongoing a-rod steroid saga. plus the potential witness in the murder of a medical student, the witness comes forward and we'll tell you what he said to police and why is may have brought the investigation all the way back to square one. ♪

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welcome back to "new day" everybody. yankees slugger alex rodriguez heads to trenton, new jersey, today to begin a two-game rehab stint with the yankees minor league team but he may be getting ahead of himself as off the field high level talks continue between rodriguez and major league baseball. he's trying to negotiate a long suspension and avoid a lifetime ban from the game. cnn's rachel nichols is here to bring us up to speed. good morning. >> chris this turned into the summer soap opera that will not end for baseball fans. alex rodriguez one of several players under investigation for ties to a miami clinic doling out performance-enhancing drugs. we're expecting baseball to announce a spate of suspensions, none is expected to be as harsh and none has garnered much interest as the punishment for a-rod, whenever it comes. alex rodriguez is in the middle of a delicate dance with major

league baseball and as the yankee third baseman's career hangs in the balance, baseball fans are left waiting and waiting and waiting. so what's the holdup? baseball is giving a-rod the chance at a lesser suspension if he admits to wrongdoing and promises not to appeal, similar to a plea bargain. that's the route ryan braun chose after his admission of guilt braun was suspended only 65 games, down from the 100-game mark baseball reportedly started at. initially a-rod's representatives insisted they had no interest in making a similar deal but baseball officials have spent the past few days working to change their minds. they've reportedly presented "volumes of evidence" and also leaked that the commissioner is considering a lifetime ban for a-rod, a threat meant to further pressure him at the bargaining table. publicly a-rod still remains noncommittal in a recent

interview with cnn rodriguez declined to address his situation directly. >> there's so many he says leaks here and there. i think it's important we have a process, we have a good system with major league baseball and let's let the process play out. >> reporter: it's a process that has turned into a waiting game, possibly the most important game alex rodriguez has ever played. just because he's talking to major league baseball doesn't mean they will agree on anything. baseball is thinking of a harsh penalty, even though they agree to a deal. >> is it because he's such a big name? >> he is the highest paid player in baseball and this is a different way of going after guys. in the past we've seen only if there's a positive test if they can prove that with physical evidence. in this case they went after all the guys associated with this clinic and they're compiling different kinds of evidence, receipts, witness testimony, really in sports the drugies are

always ahead of the drug testers, so the league is saying we want to take control of the process, we'll see if legally they're going to be able to pull it off. >> and avoid the slippery slope. if there are drugs in the game you have to make a decision. if you get all of the guys out of it who do the drugs you wind up having a big pool of people not playing baseball. >> isn't that the example we want to set for our kids? i think baseball will be okay with getting out the people who are on drugs in the game. in the old steroid era players closed ranks around the guys who were accused. this time around we're seeing the other guys in the clubhouse point and say get them out, we don't want to have to compete against them. the tide has turned in this sport. >> this is the discussion of our generation in sports will be about this. rachel thanks. appreciate it. coming up next on "new day" a medical student murdered in cold blood at a top university.

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♪ welcome back my friends to the show that never ends ♪ come inside, welcome back, everybody, here we are on "new day" it's friday, august 2nd, i'm cls chris cuomo. >> i'm kate bolduan. growing outrage over why

officials won't reveal what brand of bagged salad sickened hundreds of people. the latest on the bug outbreak in the next hour. today's must see moment a bear of course with mickey not here we'll go strong with the animals, this has a little thing for german food, how this big fellow went dumpster diving for his dinner. could show his strength, not easy to move one of those things. the only other person i know who could do it? >> who? >> john berman. >> it is hard to follow the schnitzerle loving bear. credible and serious terror threat prompting the state department to close embassies in key mideast countries sunday including in egypt and israel. the decision affects facilities in saudi arabia, libya, iraq and kuwait. the obama administration is monitoring threats against the embassy in sanaa in yemen. a horrifying crime and the

sentence, life in prison without parole plus 1,000 years for ariel castro. he insists he wasn't a monster. the hero yesterday michelle knight taken first and held the longest. she told him you took 11 years of my life away, i spent 11 years in hell, now your hell is just beginning. very brave moments from her in court yesterday. will you visit me in prison, james holmes posted that on a dating website before the movie theater shootings last year in colorado now a judge says prosecutors may use it as evidence in his trial. they claim the post is proof that holmes knew right from wrong and they hope it will torpedo his insanity defense. holmes has pleaded not guilty to killing 12 people and wounding many more. in florida a young boy was sucked into a drain pipe, dumped into a river and he survived. he traveled the length of three football fields and was underwater for more than a minute. that's a long time. the boy was at a party in ft.

myers when he began splashing in a puddle in a ditch. >> it was just completely covered with water and there was a tiny whirlpool. you would never be able to tell there was a drainage pipe under it. >> the child watts swept approximately 300 yards. >> we saw the little kid being put on the stretcher and you could tell his back was just beat up and he was just crying. >> it turned out to be a lucky day for this child. >> when police ran to the other end of the drain pipe they heard the boy screaming, they pulled him to safety. doctors say he is going to be okay. lucky kid. here is one lucky cat who never laerned the adage pick on someone your own side. the barn cat matilda going hard on a horse, he maybe had a gripe against that horse, it was a full grown horse and tiny little cat. lucky no major fallout just a

startled horse. the audience left gasping. matilda is a hero to little guys. i think we all play a part of the cat for mr. horse right here. >> normally -- >> next thing you know i'm the horse. >> and that's a generous assessment because you know which part of the horse you really wanted to say i was. >> i bet there's a bet behind that cat, i dare to you jump over that horse. >> cats are tough. >> i'm not messing with that cat. >> berman is a big cat person. >> i love cats. >> he does and here's why. please g ahead. >> i'm going to move on now. >> you guys talk about cats and i'll be back. all right everyone -- i can't even make a cat reference to political gut check but we'll move on, all of the stories you need to know coming out of washington and around the country. russia has given edward snowden temporary asylum. this move sharpening already tense relations with the u.s. so what is the next move from the white house?

cnn's chief national correspondent john king is here with more on that so john, the state department, the white house, they both say that they were not informed in advance of this move, another slap in the face from russia. what does this mean for the administration in their mix moved back because the politics are not good at home or abroad. >> the politics here are horrible and you might say gee it can't get any worse, there's only one way in this relationship to go now, maybe it will get better. usually you have a relationship when you have a good diplomatic relationship you give them a heads up and say secretary kerry we're going to do this today so it's not a surprise. that tells you the depth of the dysfunction in this relationship and it's gone on for quite some time. president putin and president obama have sparred about things, they have no relations with russia, they've been completely uncooperative and less than honest at what they're dealing with in syria and now this with edward snowden.

the white house is reacting severely and congress the reaction harsher. the question is beyond the rhetoric what will the president do to deal with the slap in the face. >> we've talked about moving the g-20 sum frit russia, it's difficult or cancel a one on one meeting with putin ahead of that g-20 summit. would that send a strong enough signal? is that enough? >> most people would say no. it's interesting the politicians say do something, don't go to moscow and the white house is hinting it won't go to moscow. there's supposed to be a two-day trip to moscow including a one on one with president putin and then st. petersburg for the g-20 meeting. the white house appears to be ready to pull the meeting with putin back. lot of people say don't go to g-20, don't give putin the stature of his big meeting. the diplomats say that's why you have the meetings so you can sit

in a private room and try to work things out. the administration issing loo g i looking for some repercussions and the moscow stop looks as a way to retaliating. i have to tell you i don't think president putin is worried about that. >> domestic politics, mitch mcconnell the top republican in the senate is up for re-election in 2014 and this is one of the most closely watched congressional races. he's facing a serious challenge from a lesser known democrat, alison lundergan grimes. what's going on in this race? mcconnell has been in congress for three decades now. >> that's part of it. remember rand paul came out of kentucky in the last election, he was not mitch mcconnell's pick. he endorsed an establishment republican in the primary. the tea party said sorry mr. leader. even republican leaders rebuked mitch mcconnell when they nominated rand paul.

in the old days you'd say he's a leader. he could be the majority leader of the united states senate, a position he has held in the past. normally you'd go home, say i have stature seniority and i bring home the bacon. we're talking in august 2013, mitch mcconnell has had some discomforting polls in past races and gone on to win comfortably but this tells you there's something in the water and sometimes being senior, being important doesn't necessarily help. >> especially these days. john great to see you, have a great weekend. >> thank you, you, too. no cats. >> let's take a break. cat free for john king, important note. coming up on "new day" a new twist in the murder of a medical student. now the latest development a man caught on camera near the scene steps forward. he had things to tell the police. we'll let you know. plus dolphins are supposed to be pretty docile creatures.

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welcome back to "new day" everybody and happy friday. michigan investigators have hit a road block in the case of a murdered medical student. their one big lead a man caught on camera near the murder scene has apparently turned up empty. ted rowlands is in ann arbor where students at the university of michigan remain on edge. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris and for good reason, because it's been more than a week since this murder and police here seem not to have any idea who killed paul dewolf. police hoped they had a possible

break in solving the mysterious murder of 25-year-old third year medical student paul dewolf, a potential witness caught on video surveillance near the crime scene showed up thursday at the ann arbor police department but after interviewing the man, police told cnn they "don't believe he's connected to the case in any manner." dewolf, who was training to be a surgeon, was found dead in the basement of the phi ro sigma house a fraternity for med students where he lived the last three years. he died from a single gunshot, no weapon and nothing stolen and no sign of a struggle. resources have been pouring in to help solve the murder including investigators from the air force. dewolf was a second lieutenant attending medical school on an air force scholarship and planning to serve full time after graduating. also helping the university of michigan where students have been told to keep alert while investigators continue to search for the killer.

>> it is definitely unnerving, just been hassling the roommates making sure the doors are locked at all times. >> i see a lot of public safety and ann arbor police. >> locking my car, locking my room door and keeping valuables out of common areas and just kind of looking over my shoulder. >> reporter: handsome, athletic and intelligent. those who knew him say they can't imagine anyone wanting to kill paul dewolf. >> paul was a modern day renaissance man. he exceled at everything that he did. he will be missed. the community lost a hero and it's tragic that this had to happen to such a wonderful person. >> reporter: this really is a mystery, kate, local police are increasing patrols, also telling everybody especially students to stay vigilant until they could figure out who murdered this medical student. >> thanks ted. let's go around the world,

starting in egypt a call for solidarity and worldwide support for ousted president mohamed morsi. here is arwa damon with more. >> despite repeated government warnings pro-morsi demonstrators have no intention of clearing the squares, quite the contrary they are getting ready for what they call an inevitable crackdown. they've been making these crude gas masks basically just a paper cup, holes on the bottom, filled with charcoal, gauze, water bottle, protective foam all around it, it might not be all that effective but they say it's all they've got. kate? >> arwa, thanks so much. china is enduring its worst heat wave in 140 years. triple digit temperatures in more than 40 cities have left dozens of people dead. david mckenzie has the details. >> reporter: china is baking suffering through some of the hottest temperatures in at least 140 years. in the south and east they're dealing which a heat wave with

temperatures over 100 fahrenheit in some areas. more than 100 people have died in shanghai alone. reporters cooking their food on the asphalt to demonstrate this scorching heat and in sichuan, people piling into this public pool to try and keep cool. the trouble is, they predict that the hot temperatures will last until at least august. kate? back to you. >> all right, david, thanks so much. and she's not exactly jaws but you may still want to stay away from this angry dolphin. erin mclaughlin has more in london. >> reporter: beware of sharks or dolphins. watch out for dusty the dolphin believed to be responsible for a number of attacks off the coast of ireland, her temper tantrums caught on camera. some people have ended up in the hospital. dolphins are considered an endangered species protected under law.

swimmers beware. back to you, kate. >> thanks, erin. i'd say so, wow. you were saying you've seen how strong the dolphin tale is. >> obvious remedy stay away. >> when the dolphin starts acting like a bucking bronco you move away. >> when it's the size of a jet ski you don't mess around. we'll take a break here on "new day." when we come back what can the u.s. do about edward snoweden? we'll ask lawmakers about what happens next and his russian lawyers dropping some hints about what snowden's next move may be. this busy bear doesn't have time to dive into the dumpster and look for snacks so what's he going to do? oh i'll just take it to go.

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♪ your teddy bear welcome back to "new day" everyone, today's must see moment is really one that everyone can relate to, sometimes you don't feel like cooking at home. what do you do? you get a little takeout like this bear for instance. this security camera video from edelweiss restaurant in colorado thing really has a thing for german food, he steals the entire thing. this scnitzel must be awesome,

probably took it back to his bachelor pad. >> i great thing for the restaurant, so good even the bears. >> you know why he's not in a rush, because he's a big bear and he doesn't have to go any faster than he wants to. >> he's like i dare you to walk out of that restaurant right now. >> they even put spikes up outside to keep him away. >> spikes, he's like -- >> he'll do whatever he wants. hi, i'm the guy stealing your garbage. >> i don't have a middle finger but if i did -- >> give him the paw as they say in urcine parlance. that's bear like. >> i don't know what you just said. >> on the break. coming up next bagged salad being blamed for the cyclospora outbreak. critics are angry we're not being told about the serious stomach bug.

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at a concert this week justin bieber rubbed a fan's smartphone on his crotch. in a related story justin bieber is now third place in the new york city mayoral race. >> the latest scandal for weiner is in his campaign is that his communications director called a former intern a slutbag but weiner says that he won't fire the communications director and vows to stand behind her and she was like how about we just stand

side by side. >> he got one day off but now he's back. >> i know, funny. i tell you what is not funny what's going on with alex rodriguez, his representatives meeting with major league baseball trying to negotiate a deal that's just a suspension, not a lifetime ban. let's bring in mr. andy scholes, happy friday. not looking good for the big yankee. >> we'll see what happens with this whole negotiation thing. a-rod is acting like it's business as usual. yesterday he's back out on the field in tampa taking part in a simulated game, now he's in trenton, new jersey, where he'll begin another rehab assignment, he'll play for the trenton thunder today and tomorrow as we talked about his reps and major league baseball continue to avoid a lifetime ban but serve a lengthy suspension for his whole part in the biogenesis drug scandal. an announcement is expected any day. riley cooper continues to

deal with the firestorm he created when he used a racial slur at a security guard at aikeny chess nikon sert. lesean mccoy forgives cooper for using the word but he no longer respects him. >> it's new, hopefully it wears off but at this point i speak for myself and other teammates i know it's definitely different. they call it the x games for a reason, during practice yesterday javier villegas from chile going for the backflip but has to bail. he crashes hard. he ended up with a broken and dislocated right hip that he had surgery for last night and another bad crash bob birnquist creating in the big air skateboard competition and he goes up here and face plants on the way down. that had to hurt but he got right back on the board and he

would go on to win the bronze medal in the competition. if i landed on my face like that, i would not be getting right back on a skateboard. >> especially with the great smile you have scholes, that would be it. >> that's a case for yeah, did you hear that reaction? he's like, i get it all the time. >> that's true. >> he's like please let me go, let me go. he never stops smiling. that music you hear it means it's time for the rock block, a quick roundup of the stories you'll be talking about today. first up john berman in for michaela. >> from the w"the washington p,a new irs chief. john koskinen will lead the agency. a new study says almost every man can trace his life to a man who lived 130,000 years ago the mother of all women may have been alive at the same time but this ancient adam and eve

probably never met, no idea how the science or biology works there. "usa today" james cameron will make three "avatar" sequels the first to hit theaters in 2016. the original is the highest grossing movie ever. time for christine romans "i see you" with your business news. >> record highs on wall street, futures pointing higher this morning. the s&p 500 and the dow both closed at record highs up 20% this year. american oil reserves posted their biggest gain ever last year in 2011 actually, the u.s. had 29 billion barrels of reserves, the 15% increase from the year before largely thanks to controversial fracking technique. netflix offers different profiles for each user. it won't recommend spongebob because your kids like it, life changing technology that all of us will feel. indra petersons with the weather. >> pretty huge.

we're talking about the weekend, everyone wants to know where they can go and when. couple waves of energy, that's confusing to a lot of you so when it's going to rain on which day. friday pretty much the midwest in through indiana getting the heavier thunderstorms and also florida from the remnants of dorian. saturday that shifts here in the mid-atlantic like the leftovers of the midwest switching in to the mid-atlantic, by sunday look good for the east but we start to get another wave of energy starting to kick in like the northern plains maybe just east of the rockies so hopefully that helps you out. you can make the plans especially you mr. cuomo over there. >> thank you so much. we're at the top of the hour, it's time for the top news. shutting it down, u.s. embassies across the middle east on lockdown this weekend with chatter of a possible attack. we have the latest. outrage from friends and family of the cleveland three

after ariel castro tries to defend his actions. one family member's powerful statement only to cnn. first date death, a manhattan executive on a first date falls from a balcony when the railing gives way. we find out what happened. your "new day" starts right now. >> announcer: what you need to know. >> one of the most terrifying experiences of your life. got down on the floorboard of my car and saw pieces of houses flying over the top of my car. >> reporter: what you have to see. >> come on, lucy. he's running down! >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning, everybody. happy friday. welcome to "new day." it's friday. of course august 2nd, just about 7:00 in the east. chris cuomo.

>> good morning, everyone i'm kate bolduan. michaela pereira is off today. edward snowden is a free man in russia this morning but at what cost? washington is furious over the decision to grant him temporary asylum and president obama now reconsidering a planned meeting with russian president vladimir putin. where do both plans go from here? millions of you could lose some of your favorite non-cnn shows, a deadline looms for a new contract between time worner cable and cbs. the question is who will blink first. cable wars heating up straight ahead. but first this morning the state department is taking unprecedented action all around the world, key u.s. embassies and consulates across the middle east are being closed on sunday because of "serious and credible threats of terrorism." cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr has the latest. good morning, barbara. >> good morning, chris. this may be the most significant largest shutdown of u.s. embassies around the world since the 9/11 attacks.

the u.s. is closing embassies around the world after what one senior u.s. official told cnn was more than the usual chatter about a potential terrorist threat. >> the department has been apprised of information that out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees and others who may be visiting our installations indicates we should institute these precautionary steps. >> reporter: the move comes as the holy days that mark the end of ramadan approach and nearly a year after the deadly attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. now the u.s. embassy in tripoli will be closed, other embassies in the middle east posted they will be shut. from egypt where nearly a year ago violent protests threatened the embassy in cairo to tel aviv, baghdad, riyad and doha, qatar, ul embassies that "would

have been normally open on sunday are being shut down." the closings may expand to include additional days. another official told cnn the obama administration is monitoring threats against the american embassy in yemen. the move came on the same day president obama met with the president of yemen who has cracked down on al qaeda. >> what we've seen is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or aqap moved back out of territories that it was controlling. >> so here's the obvious question. is this threat an al qaeda threat? nowadays, al qaeda is such a large organization, so many affiliates and related terrorist groups in so many countries, this perhaps is best thought of as an al qaeda-inspired threat to try and launch more attacks in many places. kate? >> barbara, thanks so much. we'll check back in with you. edward snowden is on the

move and the white house says russia is jeopardizing its already strained relationship with the u.s. by granting temporary asylum to him for a year. we could soon be hearing from snowden but his whereabouts remain unknown after leaving moscow's airport where he's been hold up for more than a month. phil black is following developments all along the way from moscow. good morning, phil. >> reporter: good morning, kate. things are looking up for edward snowden. he's publicly received a job offer from a big russian social networking site and his lawyers say he's staying people who got in touch with him when he was camping out at the airport and they're americans. that man with his back to the camera is edward snowden and this was the moment he left moscow's airport after six weeks there. that's according to his lawyer a a anatoli cup ofarena,

who is standing next to him in the photo. this document grants snowden permission to live in russia for one year which also keeps him beyond the reach of the united states for that time. kucharena describes his location as secret and safe. >> translator: he says he's staying with other americans who live in russia. he says they're people snowden doesn't know personally but who reached out via the internet and offered to help while he was staying at the airport. the lawyer says snowden will take a few days getting used to his freedom and recovering from his airport ordeal. after that he'll do some media interviews, then, well he doesn't know. edward snowden must build a new life in a country he officially entered for the first time just one day ago. snowden won't just be relying upon the kindness of strangers for long. arrangements are under way to get his father a visa so he can

travel to moscow to be with his son as soon as possible. it's one of the things republicans and democrats agree on calling for russia to suffer serious consequences for thumbing its nose at the u.s. and granting snowden asylum. congressman, thank you very much for joining us, appreciate having you here on "new day." >> good morning. >> the obvious question is what can you do about it? can you compromise the g-20? what message can you send? how can you deal with what just happened? >> the obama administration has his hands full. it says a lot about mr. snowden's intentions and who he is. i think it's ridiculous for anybody to use the word freedom and russia in the same sentence. his new freedom? i don't think so. it really does i think put some pressure on how we do these security clearances. are we going to continue to use those contractors? that's something we have to dive into to make sure that this

doesn't ever happen again, but as far as it goes with the relations with russia, president obama when he was candidate obama said this was going to be a strongpoint and every story you've done since the top of the hour are all of these international problems. this has been a real weak innocence this white house. >> you've been very critical of the surveillance programs that edward snowden uncovered, you voted to strip some funding for nsa, that amendment failed though but many of your colleagues like the chairman of the intelligence committee mike rogers says these programs are keeping americans safe. do you not agree? >> well this is the national dialogue and discussion we have to have and i don't believe you're going to give up every liberty and freedom in the name of security. lot of these things go way too far and if you go back and you look at the intention of legislation that passed prior to my coming to the united states congress, i think it's very clear from that legislation that it had to do with the collection of this data. we're going to have to have again a national dialogue about

other types of things, just because law enforcement or the government can do something doesn't mean we necessarily should do it and that's my underlying concern. >> one of the things that came out in all this is that you guys down there in washington didn't know everything you should need to know about these programs so hopefully that changes at least. let me ask you this and switch topics to benghazi. you've been active on this. what is your concern with the investigation there? what is your suspicion that is fueling this level of questioning? >> we have four dead americans and we have not brought anybody to justice. why is it that we're almost 11 months after the fact and we have nobody that's been captured or killed? how come the state department, how come the pentagon, how come the white house is still not sharing very pertinent information about what happened? how is it that the white house is referring this, now the president himself his spokesperson calling these phony, phony, that is offensive

to people who have lost their lives, laid down their lives and now here we are on the verge of an attack potentially on embassies worldwide and i worry that we don't have the physical infrastructure we need, don't have the security forces we need. we're trying to help solve this problem but it takes a give and take with the white house, the administration and the united states congress but i want the same tenacity that the fbi and the administration had on capturing those in boston when there was a terrorist attack as there was the terrorist attack in benghazi and not call it a phony scandal. that's ridiculous. >> the state department's announced the embassies and consulates are going to be closed sunday due to our sources, our bar blah starr is saying because there's a credible threat. you're on the homeland security committee, what is the threat about? >> there are threats coming at us on a daily basis but this rises to a new level, obviously can't talk about some of of the

things that you hear in some of the classified settings. i'm glad they're taking it seriously. there is a worldwide threat out there. >> do you know how many embassies and consulates are being closed? >> no, i don't at this point. what we've been saying for a lot of years we have got to make sure that we have an effective counterterrorism program in place. we have to take this threat very seriously and it's not as the president campaigned on, you know, al qaeda's on the run and everything's fine. that was the prevailing attitude and now i think we're on the receiving end of the reality that that was not true and it's not true today. >> congressman jason chaffetz, thank you for joining us and emphasize the importance of keeping our troops well paid, keeping the men and women out in the field being well paid, maybe not the best place for budget cuts. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you, congressman. another one of the big stories we've been watching for a while, dramatic moments in a cleveland courtroom as one of ariel castro's victims

confronted her tormenter. at thursday's sentence hearing ariel castro delivered what could only be described some rambling some 15-minute statement before sent away for good and where he'll spend his life plus 1,000 years behind bars. pamela brown is live in cleveland for us this morning. good morning, pamela. >> reporter: good morning to you, kate. i have to tell you it was jaw-dropping hearing what ariel castro had to say, even authorities who have been covering this case from the very beginning told me that it was stranger than they expected. the most powerful moment of the sentencing was when michelle knight boldly faced her tormenter as an emotionless castro looked on. >> you deserve to spend life in prison. i quo forgive you but i'll never forget. >> reporter: despite her tearful statement and the 937 counts

against him, ariel castro was defiant, almost rebellious in court. >> i'm not a monster. i'm a normal person. i am just sick. i have an addiction. just like an alcoholic has an addiction. >> reporter: even claimed he never beat, tortured or raped the three women he held captive for a decade. >> most of the sex in the house, practically all of it was consensual. the allegation that it was forcefully is totally wrong because there was times that they would even ask me for sex, many times. >> reporter: the graphic evidence in court paints a horrifying picture, rusty chains, doors with homemade alarms, windows boarded a gun castro says he would show the women as a form of control, all while castro claimed it was a happy home. >> we had a lot of harmony going on in that home. >> reporter: he mentioned this youtube video of amanda berry smiling on stage at a nelly concert as a testament she wasn't tortured. in an exclusive interview with cnn, berry's grandmother says she's appalled.

>> if they'd have put one of the chains around his neck i wonder how happy he would have felt. it wasn't a home. it was a dungeon. >> reporter: photos released of the three victims a day after their dramatic rescue, fragile and pale from years of confinement. friends of the victims outraged. >> that's straight villain, that's straight monster, that's just a person with no emotions so i hope he gets what he deserves. >> reporter: their abductor will spend the rest of his life mind bars, his victims looking healthier now smiles that capture their astonishing resilience as they close this horrific chapter of their lives. >> after 11 years i'm finally being heard and it's liberating. >> reporter: not only did michelle knight speak, she actually stayed there through the entire sentencing until the very end, unlike the family representatives for the other two victims, and at the end the judge thanked her for her

remarkable courage. she responded in her soft spoken voice "you're welcome." it was certainly a light-hearted moment in what was an emotionally charged day. chris and kate? >> all right, pamela, thank you very much. appreciate the reporting from out there in cleveland. we'll start off overseas in egypt, john berman bringing it to us. >> great to see you guy this is morning. making news beginning in egypt ousted president mohamed morsi supporters calling for more protests pushing for a million man march from 33 different mosques under the banner of egypt against the coup. they continue to defy growing warnings from egyptian officials to abandon the protests or be dispersed by force. firefighters in the northwest battling a dozen raging wildfires, most of them in oregon. one firefighter was killed, another injured when they were struck by a falling tree while working a fire in the national forest, more than 40,000 acres have burned so far. the national interagency fire center says getting resources into these northwest fires is

its top priority. investigators are trying to determine what caused that massive propane plant explosion. on monday the blue rhino plant erupted into a spectacular ball of flames. the fire mar shal suggested equipment failure or human error may be to blame. >> 911, police or ambulance? >> lake county fire department, blue rhino it is going crazy. >> oh my god it's going up probably 200 feet in the air. >> workers were allowed to return for the first time last night to assess the damage and start what will be a long cleanup. showtime at yellowstone, the world's largest geyser, the steamboat erupting this week for the first time in eight years. that's a long wait obviously to the delight of some very, very lucky park visitors. the high pressure burst sent the steamy water shooting some 300 feet up into the air. it went on for about ten minutes there. this is really, really rare there.

park officials say the steamboat geyser has gone as long as 50 years between major eruptions so of course the people there very lucky, probably not a good idea to get in line to wait for the next one. finally a wild brawl breaks out on the floor of taiwan's parliament. lawmakers throwing haymakers there, rustling on the ground, even pouring water on each other, this happened during a debate over a proposal to finish building a fourth nuclear plant on the densely populated environment. talk about a filibuster, we think we're bad here, the bill there is expected to pass easily. >> it may make the floor of the senate more interesting. >> look tame. your takeaway was they either throw water, the guy is champions the other guy on the ground. >> oh my goodness. indra petersons, what do you have for news the weather center? >> unbelievable video from yesterday afternoon after 4:00 yesterday in florida right near jacksonville a tornado, an ef2 tornado pretty much spawned up

almost out of nowhere, we're talking 125-mile-per-hour winds, three to four inches of rain in 30 minutes so tons of lightning with that. i can show you what it looks like on the map, this pretty much came up almost out of nowhere, it was that quick, that's what happens in florida, we have all that warm, humid air that any storm can quickly turn into a severe thunderstorm so unfortunately that's what they saw yesterday and will continue to see as they go throughout the summer. wanted to show you speaking of florida today notice the moisture. this is the remnants of dorian so they are looking for the threat of flooding today and heavy rainfall but even more importantly this is the atlantic, it is hurricane season, notice how guy tet is, typically we see our storms form right on the gulf of africa and kind of cruises across the atlantic. there's a reason it is so dry. it is the saharan air there, tough to say. it's a huge dust cloud that shoots way up in the air and the air carries across the atlantic and interferes with the

formation of hurricanes so that is good news at least for another week or so we'll not talk about the development of hurricanes into the atlantic. this dust carried all the way over to florida, they're seeing some of the dust in florida and even now in the gulf of mexico so unbelievable out there. as far as us we'll be looking for today, rain is the story as we go through the weekend but not every day so couple of waves are kicking through, today from the midwest kind of stretching in there indiana, by saturday you'll see that rain more in the mid-atlantic and by sunday we're going to back that up and talk about showers kind of in the northern plains, maybe just east of the rockies so a lot going on but pretty impressive seeing the saharan air earlier stopping the hurricanes, big plus in my book. >> indra, thanks so much. anthony weaner is getting a little support for his embattled mayoral campaign in new york. the crowd booed george mcdonnell for insulting weiner over his sexting scandal and weaner is explaining the now infamous carlos danger alias he used when sexting online and saying enough

is enough. rosa flores is following the campaign here in new york. good morning. >> good morning. i had to use my spanish to do so, so that was interesting. carlos danger aka anthony weiner made a cameo appearance on spanish tv network univision. he spoke a little spanish saying buenos dias but it was his english that got him into trouble. regardless of what he says -- >> i'm going to leave this to the people of new york to decide. >> reporter: he can't erase the doings of his latin alter ego. the hispanic mayor tells cnn it's offensive not only to him but the entire community when weiner masks bad behavior under the pseudonym carlos danger. during an interview he was asked, "why did you pick a hispanic name?" his response? it was a joken my personal

life between me and one person. presumably self-proclaimed sexting partner sidney leathers trashed weiner earlier this week. >> i was flattered he trusted me enough to send that in the moment and also completely baffled that someone so booksmart could be so stupid in life. >> reporter: the emba are rasing details have prominent democratic figures like james carville giving him the cold shoulder. >> if i were working this campaign what i'd probably say look i can't take this anymore and resign, yes. >> reporter: weiner says he's not looking for the support of politicians but rather middle class new yorkers, but he did gain at least one new supporter, a perennial political candidate who's run on some unique platforms. lacking political clout but full of character and confidence, never giving up, much like anthony weiner.

anthony weiner's next hurdle is to survive the next two weeks to the first debates. now he will square off against four of his opponents and if this week is any indication, we can expect a lot of surprises. >> all along the way. >> where didn't he go with carlos pellegro, it's danger in spanish. >> spanglish. >> crossing over, savvy. >> i have a feeling there wasn't too much thought into the game. thanks, rosa. coming up on "new day" anger and confusion over a stomach bug that has sickened people across the country. the big question, why won't officials tell us what brands of bagged salad to avoid? we'll get into it. a tragic first date a woman falls 17 stories to her death after a railing gives way. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999.

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welcome back to "new day" everybody. by now you know about the stomach bug outbreak that's made nearly 400 people sick in 16 states and it's expected to keep spreading. it is a rare and nasty parasite called sicyclospora. pronouncing it isn't difficult but finding out what is behind it is. safety groups and families are furious. rene marsh joins us live. good morning. what's with the silent treatment? >> good morning, chris, silent treatment indeed. i spoke with two consumer groups and that's where the outrage is right now the not knowing. the fda is still investigating and they're not ready to say definitively that bagged salad is the reason that nearly 400 people came down with this

intestinal bug but two states, iowa and nebraska, they say they know the source and it's bagged salad but haven't said what the brand is or they didn't say what the salad was sold. iowa, that state in particular has a confidentiality clause written into their state law, so the only time officials there would actually release the name of the company is if there's an ongoing threat and in the state of iowa they say the product is no longer on store shelves, it's no longer in the food chain so at least in the case of iowa we don't expect to get anything from them. the silent treatment so to speak continues, chris. >> rene, seems like this is a situation where they shouldn't have said anything until they knew what to say. let's make sure we got the focus here. even if they knew the brand or they released it they're saying there's still a danger and that's why they're not releasing it? help us understand. >> well this is what they're saying in iowa what they're saying is we're not going to say the name of this brand here. we're not going to tell you the

company behind this salad simply because they say it's no longer in the food chain. it's no longer on their shelves so people will not get sick. when it comes to the fda, they are the government agency that's responsible for essentially finding the source and that's what's ongoing at this point. they say they're working on this. cnn spoke to them yesterday and it's a very lengthy process, they have to talk to all the people who got sick. they're being surveyed to find out what they ate, where they ate it, when did they eat it, then they have to chase the chain of distribution, where the product was manufactured, where it was sold and some of these cases the product goes from a wholesaler, a broker, distributor, so it goes through a lot of hands before it actually gets on the shelves so all of that needs to be traced and right now unfortunately chris no indication when the fda will have enough information that they can say this is the source of that nasty, nasty bug. chris? >> and sanjay was telling us a

lot of this lettuce comes from different farms and gets mixed into the same bag so it's definitely complicated. rene marsh thank you very much, appreciate the reporting, policy question comes down to who are you protecting, the companies or the families, if you have information let the consumer decide what to do with it. coming up next on "new day" a chilling end to a first date a woman plummets to her death when the railing of her 16th floor balcony gives way. we'll have an update. it is friday so if the bear wasn't enough we're going full moose, moose on the loose. i wonder who was listening to the boss in its ipad and iphone, just kept running. ♪ thanks to the grit and resilience and determination of the american people,

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♪ and i would walk 500 miles this would be good music for the moose when it comes up. welcome back t to the gif, it is friday, august 2nd, i'm chris cuomo. >> good morning everybody i'm kate bolduan. coming up in the show what happened in ariel castro's house for some ten years was horrific enough but what on earth was going on in his head that entire time i don't think anyone can know. we'll talk about the strong powerful statement from one of his victims coming up. plus one more good reason to watch cnn this nasty war between cbs and time warner cable coming to a head, why you could lose some of your favorite shows just hours from now and how their battle could make your cable

bill more expensive. let's get to john berman with the news. >> great to be here this friday, chris thanks so much. terror threat prompting the state department to close embassies in key middle eastern countries sunday out of an abundance of caution including israel and egypt, the decision affects facilities in saudi arabia, libya, iraq and kuwait. the obama administration is monitoring threats against the u.s. embassy in sanaa, yemen, as well. the u.s. now rethinking a planned meeting between president barack obama and russian president vladimir putin over russia giving edward snowden political asylum. this is said to have happened before the g-20 gathering in russia. the leaker is staying with some americans he apparently met online and we're told he even has a job waiting for him if he wants it. here in new york city an awful story to tell you about a a woman on a first date plunged to her death after the railing on her 17th floor balcony gave

way. >> i was in bed and i heard the thud. i didn't know, i couldn't imagine it was what it was. >> reporter: a frightening tragedy, new york city advertising executive 35-year-old jennifer rossoff plummets to her death falling from the 17th floor balcony of her midtown manhattan apartment early thursday morning. she was on a first date according to police. she had gone out to the balcony about 1:00 in the morning to talk and share a cigarette with her date. the date says he heard popping sounds according to reporting, that's when the railing snapped underneath her. >> one person goes out on the terrace and it collapses? >> reporter: rossoff's date was hysterical running frantically from the elevators crying, screams, my friend fell, she fell off the building. she was pronounced dead at the scene. rossoff worked at triple lift and held jobs at "the new yorker" and "cosmopolitan"

magazine. her sister says the family is in shock. >> everybody loved her, my children thought she hung the moon. she did charity work. i just talked to her yesterday. we're just in shock. >> so sad. city officials say no one else was injured but a vacate order for all balanconies in the building is a precaution. stonehenge management is cooperating fully into the investigation to the cause of this terrible accident. a roller coster at universal studios florida after a rider was injured on board. visitor suffered minor injuries when the car she was riding came to a stop. after receiving treatment the woman continued to return to the park to continue her visit. dr. william petit, the connecticut doctor's wife and daughters were murdered in a home invasion his new wife are

expecting a baby. the two met at the foundation that petit set up to honor the family he lost. that's nice for him. and finally, what would you do if you came across a moose running down the highway at top speed? moose on the lam. man was driving through maine, found himself in that situation. look at this, he grabbed his camera, he started filming, clearly he was excited about this. >> come on, moosie! oh, my gosh! this is insane! where you go. moosie, moosie come here! >> did he not now the large animal appreciated called moosie, we do not now but the presence of mind to film that, i've never seen a moose run like that. they're normally so docile. >> i've never seen anyone so excited about a moose. kind of like the rainbow. before he was sentenced to

life in prison, cleveland kidnaper ariel castro said he's not a monster, just sick, comparing himself to an alcoholic, it all took a turn for the bizarre when he claimed there was harmony in the house of horrors he created and that most of the sex with his victims was consensual. dr. gayle saltz is joining us to help make sense of this. great to have you. we want to learn from people like this to understand that they seem like normal people but they're not. what were your impressions from what you heard? >> sociopathy, he came across as manipulative, impulsive, self-absorbed, that he wanted to impress his view and his view was that he's in the right still. so even though he was using the words "sorry" there were all kinds of excuses and reasons why essentially he was entitled to do this and that does make you think about anti-social

personality disorder, that he's a psychopath. >> there's no way in his actions or in this rambling statement that he made that anyone could ever make sense of what he did of course but do you gather anything about what he impressed upon these women during those ten years from what you hear him saying? >> i think there's a lack of empathy and this -- and very typical of abusers is this entitlement. well they wanted it, where really they were okay with it or they asked for it in some way. that's very typical of people who are abusers and who don't have that moral compass to have any empathy for what's going on, that they feel really entitled and in the right. >> and in that way, you know, i've worked with you many times where you can make some sense of why and from what you heard, what do you think was fueling this in his mind, what do you think he thought was going on in that house? >> well sociopathy probably has some biological component

meaning their brains are a little different but then as he alluded to early trauma, being very, very mistreated can make that worse so to speak, that you can become more entitled, more self-referential and more likely to repeat the kind of thing that was done to you. is that an excuse? no, it's not. did he know right from wrong? he knew what he was doing was wrong. he just didn't care. he just wanted to do what he wanted to do and felt entitled to it. so in that sense you can make sense of it but really what we're talking about is not someone who can be in treatment and can be better, who is sick and needs care who is a victim in any way, who is an evil person essentially and needs to not be present in the rest of humanity >> let's talk about the victims, michelle knight made such a powerful statement. i can only imagine what that felt like to be standing in front of the man who held her captive for more than ten years. >> yes. >> and to make such a strong

statement. what does that say about where she is in the process because it's a long road to recovery and the fact that the two other women chose not to be in the courtroom? >> actually all three in the video they earlier released displayed an incredible resilience that was quite inspiring, that they were sort of like we're working to be okay, we feel like we're managing at this point. coming in and talking in the courtroom for some would be a fabulous thing to do because it will be cathartic, we know this, some people talking about their trauma or confronting their perpetrator is very cathartic and i thought she appeared resilient, really an unusual heartiness to be able to do that and i think that's i think very inspiring but the women who chose not to do it, it doesn't mean they're not just as resilient potentially. it may just be they're not ready to. to them in their mind this didn't seem like it would be cathartic, that him being punished is but they clearly

don't want to be public and they're right on that honestly. it is probably better for them to try to be as normal as it were. three months is a short time. we really don't know what the future will hold because this kind of trauma is going to in some ways last with you for life probably. >> give us a quick take before we let you go. he had a constitutional right to speak at his sentencing. there is a question about how long and what you let him say as the judge before you cut him off. where do you balance this out in terms of how this was helpful in terms of allowing his victims and families to reveal what he really is versus hurting them again. >> i can't speak to the law. i wish that there were a limit honestly because to me this was sort of further abuse. yes in the analysis we understand this is his warped mind but what he said was abusive. it was further insulting and it was twisting the reality so i wish that legally he weren't allowed to say his peace so to

speak but i guess that's the law. one can only hope clearly the people surrounding these women will let them know this has no bearing on reality. he is a psychopath. he's going away. we should forget him now, we should forget him now and focus on you and your resilience and moving on. >> allowing each one to have their own space and time. >> and support and therapy which they are doing. >> doctor great to see you, thank you so much. >> appreciate it. cia operatives involved in the mission in libya subjected to frequent lie detector tests. skeptics say it could be an unprecedented way to keep the benghazi secrets. and the cbs eye refusing to blink. time warner cable/cbs staredown continues. will you lose some of your favorite shows? we don't know. should you keep watching cnn? yes.

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welcome back to "new day" everyone. if you were a fan of tv shows like "ncis" or "under the dome" the clock is ticking. time warner and cbs have nine more hours to work out a truce before you might have to say good-bye to your favorite programming. christine romans is here with the details. this is getting a lot of people's attention. >> it really is and they've pushed back the deadline ten times and now 5:00 p.m., negotiations are back on between cbs and time warner cable after time warner cable briefly blocked out cbs networks overnight monday. if a deal is not reached by 5:00 p.m. today millions of customers won't be able to watch some of their favorite cbs shows and if a deal is reached it could mean a higher cable bill is coming your way. >> why us?

>> maybe we're being punished. >> reporter: unlike the residents of "chester's mill" fans of the hit show "under the dome" have been spared for now but millions of viewers in major cities may soon lose all of their favorite cbs shows, including "big brother" "60 minutes" and "letterman." >> what are your ideas? >> reporter: cbs is deadlocked with time warner cable over the cost the cable provider pays to carry cbs networks including show time. there was a blackout monday night when time warner cable dropped cbs and showtime for less than 30 minutes. >> time is running out. >> reporter: both sides were airing ads to win over consumer support but public interest fwru groups say the only losers are the consumers. >> there's game playing on both sides but the larger issue is it's the consumer that lands up without their favorite programming. >> reporter: it could also mean

less money in your wallet. the average monthly cable bill was up 4.8% to $61.63 in 2011, even as consumer household incomes have remained essentially flat. analysts estimate cable bills could average $123 by 2015. the more the premium channels charge cable companies the more the cable companies charge subscribers. they aren't the first duo to play the game of chicken. >> you never say thank you. >> that's what the money is for! >> "that's what the money is for" cuomo, he loves that scene. time warner cable and cbs are expected to reach a deal. the question is when and will consumers face a blackout before then. the new deadline for negotiations as i said today 5:00 p.m. eastern, both cbs and time warner cable decided on that deadline after they

couldn't agree monday. more than 3 million consumers in new york, l.a. and dallas would be those who are affected. are you a "madmen" fan? >> i only watch cnn. >> that's what the money's for! >> people care about their shows. it is no laughing matter when this stuff happens. >> that's true. they have to figure it out. we'll take a break. coming up here on "new day," death by cyanide. the story is a pittsburgh researcher is saying he's not guilty of killing his wife. investigators say they believe they have their man but what's his defense? his lawyer will join us live. also jennifer lopez back for more? what we know about her possible encore on "american idol."

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welcome back to "new day" everybody. time for the pop four and that means our nischelle turner is here. hi, nischelle. >> i'm actually here in orlando. >> i don't want to joke about it because it makes me upset when you're not on set. >> michaela and i are here for the same reason somehow i got up this morning and she's being the bell of the ball. we're having a good time. our number four story open letter to amanda bynes from nick canon. on his website canon wrote to her that her issues were no

laughing matter and that she was not alone and he is there for her and he called her family. she needs all the help she can get right now. number three story judging table at "american idol" what's old is new again. jennifer lopez reportedly very close returning to the singing competition. good move, idol, very good move. a star in need is our number two story this morning. reports that jamie lee curtis was taken to a hospital after a nasty car accident in california. she reportedly called her buddy jodie foster for help before leaving the scene for help by ambulance. our number one story this morning, the future of "glee" she was back to work on the set of the show, we learned that cory monteith tribute episode will deal with drug addiction. the series will likely wrap up after its sixth season. this is not a shock because

there is questions how long can the franchise keep going on because a lot of kids have graduat graduated, what would they do. looks like it is a good time to wrap things up. >> thank you, pulling double duty from orlando. >> i'm getting some sun today, guys. it's friday, i'm going to get some sun. >> well deserved. >> i'm going to call michaela and tell her she did the wrong thing. coming up on "new day" wanted in the u.s. but welcomed in russia. edward snowden he may talk about his new life there and back here the situation is bringing cold war memories to lot of lawmakers. u.s. officials aren't taking any chances. several embassies and consulates closing down this weekend because of security threats. 197. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members,

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you get a good feeling because it's friday and it's the rock block. time for the rock block. a quick round up of the stories we're going to be talking about. first up, john. >> first up in the papers from "l.a. times" a new study finds a record 21 million ruyoung adult are still living at home. from "tampa bay times "tony bennett stepped down after he interfered with a grading system when he worked at a charter school in indiana. "usa today" who will be the next doctor who. the need lead actor in the british sci-fi series will be revealed sunday in a live bbc america special. time now for christine romans with your business news. records on wall street, again. futures signaling another big day. the s&p 500 and the dow both closed at record highs. stocks are up 20% this year. google has a new smartphone

the moto-x assembled, not made. it is really assembled in america and responds to its owners voice and it will sell for $200. netflix offers different profiles for different users. it means it will not show dora the explorer because your kids like it. i'm going to summarize it for you, a couple lows cruising on through, so, there will be showers this weekend, but not going to be everywhere at the same time, obviously. today, friday, looking in the midwest. anywhere up to indiana, the best shower chances. by saturday, talking about the same storm pushing farther to the east. mid-atlantic chance for showers and then by sunday a new wave cruises through, so, once again, east of the rockies and hanging to the northern plains. the overall, not too bad. if you're complaining on a friday -- >> you don't want to hear it. we're now close to the top

of the hour which means it's time for the top news. leaving town. u.s. embassies across the middle east closing this weekend on fears of a security threat. we get answers. pain and anger. after ariel castro tries to justify holding three women for a decade. the reaction is fierce and we have new video from inside that home. and breaking in moments. the stomat an all-time high and new unemployment numbers could be the lowest in years. we'll bring it to you live. your "new day" continues right now. what you need to know -- >> sick. what you just have to see -- >> it's dinnertime, dinnertime.

this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> welcome back to "new day." it's finally friday. august 2nd. 8:00 in the east. coming up this hour, still so many questions on what happened on the u.s. attack in benghazi last year. the biggest why don't we know more about it. this morning an exclusive cnn report into what is an unprecedented attempt by the cia to keep their agents silent about the attack. what they are trying to keep secret. does uma blame herself for anthony weiner's latest sexting scandal. she feels she is at fault. but why? why so many women in her situation have that exact or at least similar reaction. but, first up, let's start with the developing story this

morning. the state department closing down several embassies and consulates in the middle east this weekend. u.s. officials taking no chances with what they call a serious and credible terror threat. here's cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> in an extraordinary move the u.s. is closing embassies around the world after what one senior u.s. official told cnn was more than the usual chatter about a potential terrorist threat. >> the department has been aprized that care of our employees and others visiting our installations institutes we should have these precautionary steps. >> reporter: the holy days that mark the end of ramadan approach and after a year after the deadly attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. now, the capital will be closed. other embassies in the middle east also posted they will be shut.

from egypt, where nearly a year ago violent protests threaten the embassy in cairo to tel aviv, baghdad, qatar. all embassies that are normally open on sunday are being shut down. another official told cnn, the obama administration is monitoring threats against the american embassy in yemen. >> military reforms -- >> reporter: the move came on the same day president obama met with the president of yemen who has cracked down on al qaeda. >> what we've seen is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or aqap move back out of territoriies i was controlling. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. all right, so, let's move on to another story now. we know that edward snowden is out of the moscow airport, but the question is, where is he?

these new photos show a smiling snowden walking through the airport as he left and snowden's lawyer said he is staying with other americans in moscow and soon be speaking to journalists. he is even getting job offers. all so normal for a man in the middle of a international, diplomatic crisis. phil black is live in moscow. good morning, phil. >> good morning, chris. the founder of a hugely popular social networking site often described as the russian version of facebook said he'd love for snowden to come and work for him. but finding work isn't his priority right now. at the moment, he's concerned with his own personal security and surrounding himself with people he can trust. that man with his back to the camera is edward snowden and this was the moment he left moscow's airport after six weeks there. that's according to his lawyer who's standing next to him in the photo. he takes some of the credit for the sudden approval of snowden's

asylum application. this document grant snowden permission to live in russia for one year. which also keeps him beyond the reach of the united states for that time. he described his current location as secret and safe. he is staying with americans, people he doesn't know but people who reached out who offered to help while he was staying at the airport. recovering from his airport ordeal. after that he'll do media interviews and then, well, he doesn't know. edward snowden must build a new life in a country he officially ent entered just one day ago. so, he's making friends and soon will have family with him, too. formalities are under way to get

snowden's father a visa so he can travel to be with his son as soon as possible. >> phil black, thank you. let's dig deeper on this. snowden's asylum as well as embassy terror threats. with congressman ed royce and a republican from california, chairman royce, great to see you. thanks for coming in this morning. >> good to be with you. >> you said that vladimir putin knows how to play hardball, so should we. we are talking about snowden here. what should the president do and i guess more importantly, what should congress do? >> in terms of executive branch we have summit at hand here with russia and i really believe that actions

now, yesterday we passed out legislation in the house that strengthens embassy security in a whole new series of oways throughout the middle east, including putting marines on the ground at an access point, building access points guarded by marines that in the future will better protect these sites. >> on a specific threat that we're talking about today where embassies are going to be closing, do you know how many embassies are going to be closing and a lot of classified information that you can't tell us, where this threat is coming from. is it al qaeda and is it al qaeda inspired? >> it's my understanding that it is al qaeda linked. and the threat emanates in the

middle east and in central asia. >> okay, all right. >> appreciate it, mr. chairman. appreciate you joining us here on "new day." back here at home now ariel castro, your hell is just beginning. that from michelle knight at his sentencing. knight was taken first, you may remember. she was also held the longest. cnn pamela brown is live in cleveland for us. good morning, pamela. >> good morning to you, chris. it was very emotional when michelle knight went up to give her impact statement. you could have heard a pin drop in that courtroom. she showed resolve as she boldly faced her tormentor and as she spoke, an emotionalless ariel castro looked on. >> i could forgive you, but i'll never forget. >> despite her cheerful statement, ariel castro was

defiant, almost rebellious in court. >> i have an addiction. just like an alcoholic has an addiction. >> even claimed he never beat, raped or tortured the three women he held captive for a decade. >> most of the sex in that went on in that house practically all of it was consensual. these allegations about being forceful on them -- >> the graphic evidence paints a horrible picture. rusty chains, windows boarded, a gun, castro says he would show the woman as a form of control. all while castro claimed it was a happy home. >> we had a lot of harmony going on in that home. >> reporter: she even had this

video of her at a concert. >> if they would have put one of the chains around his neck, i wonder how happy he would have felt. it wasn't a home, it was a dungeon. >> reporter: fragile and pale from years of confinement. friends of the victims outraged. >> that's straight villain, that's straight monster and a person with no emotions and i hope he gets what he deserves. >> reporter: their abdicator will spend the rest of his life behind bars. his victims looking healthier now with smiles that capture their astonishing resilience as they close this horrific chapter of their lives. >> after 11 years, i am fipally being heard and it's liberating. >> michelle knight there may be small in stature, only about four feet tall, but she stayed

through the end of the sentencing and at the very end i noti noticed she cracked a little smile and you could imagine the tremendous sense of relief that the man who tormented her for so long will be behind bars for the rest of his life. the courage fund set up for the women has now topped $1.2 million. chris and kate. >> all right, pamela, great work there. thank you so much for that report. she is such a strong woman that michelle knight. a lot of news developing this hour. let's get to john berman for the latest. >> in egypt calling for a million man march but the interim government has authorized police to break up protests in cairo. the country's interior ministry is calling a threat to national security. the u.s. state department called on egypt to respect the right of peaceful assembly. alex rodriguez will be in the lineup for the trenton

thunder. will he ever play again at yankee stadium? rodriguez is in talks with major league baseball to fry to negotiate a long suspension and avoid being banned for life. baseball expected to announce soon more suspension for players accused of using performance enhancing drugs. casey anthony paying $25,000 so she won't have to write her life story. her bankruptcy trustee was thinking about selling the story to help chip away at anthony's huge debt, but anthony argued that would give whoever bought the rights too much control over her. anthony was acquitted two years ago of murdering her daughter, caylee. this happened in pickens, georgia, when intense rain hit an already swollen creek. this pickup truck driver got stuck and had to be pulled from his car. no one was injured in these floods, amazingly. but some 40 homes were destroyed. finally, you've heard of singing for your supper, well, a couple of dogs were willing to dance for their dinner. colt and rosy are english

springers, dancing english springers. the girls were so excited to eat they literally twirl from room to room while their owner sings what can only be described, listen to this -- an awful, awful song about dinner. probably just spinning in rage. i can't listen to this any more. >> very impressive. >> the dogs are loving it. >> the only sad thing, they're so dizzy by the end, they can't eat. >> that's the only problem. >> all right, john, thank you. let's get straight over to indra for the latest on the weather. >> show you some video here out of florida yesterday. this is an ef-2 tornado that struck just after 4:00 p.m. near jacksonville. they saw winds as strong as 125 miles per hour anywhere from three to four inches of rain that fell in 40 minutes. some damage in the area, five homes and 15 to 20 structures damaged in the area. this is yesterday's radar and

you can see very typical in florida. all it takes is one thunderstorm and very quickly develop into severe thunderstorm and that's what they saw in the area yesterday. we're speaking about florida. well, you may notice more rain in the area today, but for a different reason. these are the remnants of dorian. some flooding potential and some thunderstorms do start to pop. but the bigger picture. the real big picture here. look at the atlantic. so calm considering, yes, it is atlantic hurricane season. what is going on? we typically see storms form off the coast of affa rurica. this big dust cloud continues to pommel dust all the way across the atlantic and that actually inhibits the growth of a cyclone. actually good news for all of us, but means some dust is carried over to florida, even the gulf. that's how big the dust cloud is. everyone wants to know where the rain, when is it going to happen. from the midwest through indiana

and then in the mid-atlantic by saturday and then sunday we'll see another storm start again and that will curve east of the rockies, right around the northern plains there. so, overall, yeah, some rain in the forecast, but like one day for everyone. you have a good day, a bad day. >> i'll take dust over a hurricane any day. >> thank you, yes, i will. >> speak for yourself. no, i'm just kidding. coming up on "new day" an exclusive for you. spies, lies and libya. the latest on what could be an unprecedented attempt to keep the cia benghazi secrets from ever leaking out. you're going to want to see this. did a doctor literally poison his marriage? prosecutors say yes. we'll have more on the strange case, coming up. l with protein! i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein. low fat and five grams of sugars. [ major nutrition ] ensure! nutrition in charge!

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welcome back to "new day" everybody. little bit of a friday gift for you. a cnn exclusive. we have learned that the cia has gone to great lengths to keep secret benghazi. dozens of operatives were on the ground the night the u.s. diplomatic facility was attacked. cia operatives who worked in libya are now being given lie detector tests to see if anyone is leaking to the media or members of congress. drew joins us from atlanta. drew, will this only fuel the flames of many republicans who think the administration is hiding something? >> chris, absolutely. yes, the answer is yes and we should point out this is only. you had on earlier this program and i think he really said exactly what the republicans are all about here. they think the administration is

hiding something and now we're finding out how. cnn has learned that the cia is involved in what one source calls an unprecedented attempt to keep the spy agencies benghazi secrets from ever leaking out. since january, some cia operatives involved in the agency's missions in libya have been subjected to frequent, even monthly polygraph examinatioexa. the questioning by the sources is to find out if anyone is talking to described as pure intimidation. an exclusive communication obtained by cnn. one insider writes, "you don't

jeopardize yourself, you jeopardize your family, as well." another says, "you have no idea the amount of pressure being brought to bear on anyone with knowledge of this operation." >> agency employees are typically polygraphed every three to four years. never more than that. the rate of this kind of polygraphing is rare, according to former cia operatives including robert bear, now a national security analyst for cnn. >> if somebody is being polygraphed every month or every two months, it's called an issue polygraph and that means the polygraph division suspects something or they're looking for something or they're on a fishing expedition. but it's absolutely not routine at all to be polygraph monthly or bimonthly or whatever. >> reporter: in a statement from cia director paul boid, they said they were open. worked closely with oversight committees to provide them with an extra ordinary amount of

information related to the attack on u.s. facilities in benghazi, the statement reads. cia employees are always free to speak to congress f they want and that the cia enabled all officers involved in benghazi the opportunity to meet with congress. we are not aware of any cia employee who has experienced retaliation, including any nonroutine security procedures or who has been prevented from sharing a concern with congress about the benghazi incident. among the many secrets still yet to be told about the benghazi mission is just how many americans were there. the night ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. cnn has now learned that number was 35. with as many as seven wounded, some seriously. while it's still not known how many of them were cia, a source tells cnn 21 americans were working in the building known as the annex believed to be run by

the agency. among the big questions, just were the cia and state departments doing in benghazi? speculation on capitol hill included the possibility that there was a mission to help move surface to air missiles out of libya and through turkey and into the hands of syrian rebels. the state department is on record denying that only admitting to us that they were helping libyans destroy the weapons that they were deemed to be unusable by the libyan government. i got to tell you, kate and chris, we asked the same question for the cia, they will not tell us anything about the cia a mission there. >> not surprising on that front, drew. any other explanation for why they would be doing the lie detectors other than the ones suggested from your sources? >> none, whatsoever. just the people targeted in that benghazi mission. they don't know what the mission is, per se, but iejust trying t

control it and keep it from being leaked out. coming up next on "new day" a respected doctor ended his marriage with a lethal dose of cyani cyanide. but can they still prove it? we'll hear from his defense lawyer, coming up next. and later anthony weiner's wife. who does she blame for his lewd text messaging habit. a new article in "people" magazine where huma may include herself in all of this trouble. no! (mom vo) you never know what life's gonna throw at you. if i gotta wear clothes, you gotta wear clothes. (mom vo) that's why i got a subaru. i just pulled up. he did what now? no he's never done that before! oh really? i might have some clothes in the car. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. a quarter million tweeters musicare tweeting.eamed. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online.

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friday, august 2nd. i'm chris cuomo. >> good morning, everybody. i'm kate bolduan. is huma abedin blaming herself for her husband's sexting scandal. that's what "people" magazine said they have family members talking to them about that. coming up. the story of a pittsburgh man accused of using cyanide to kill his wife, a well-respected doctor. he is denying he had anything to do with it and this morning we'll talk to his lawyer and get their side of the case. we also want to give you a little bit of news here. the story about, coming out with the jobs reports we'll want to talk about, also. >> big numbers coming up and christine romans is here with some of that. of course, we're in the holding period. waiting for them to get in your ear. >> i do have the number. 162,000 jobs created, 7.4% of the unemployment rate. so, a mixed message. you have an unemployment rate that slipped 7.4%. that will be the best we've seen in months, 162,000 jobs created

is a little shy of what wall street economists have wanted. we had an average job creation this year, guys of $200,000 a month. in the month, you didn't have quite as many people hired, but you had the jobless rate tick down. one reason why the jobless rate could have ticked down because people stop looking and we'll be looking into this. the u-6, the underemployment rate number still not budgeted too much and still have less than 12 million people out of work and looking. the question here is the quality of the jobses the quantity of jobs and this is what i am really worried about. i have been worried about the fact that so many of the jobs created in the second quarter hotel cleaners, leisure and hospitality, maybe not any benefit. record high in stocks yesterday, we'll see if this is something that upsets the market a little bit today. >> whale watching effect today. the street looks at the number and they want a big number.

when they don't want a big number, they turn away. the bottom number is what will assess the quality over time. >> we had 47,000 jobs created in retail trade and i'm going to break through all these numbers for you and let you know how they break out. 162,000 is the headline number. 7.4% unemployment rate and future is ticking down just a little bit this friday morning. >> see breaking news on the bottom of your screen new jobs report out. christine, thanks for breaking that down. we want to tell you about the latest in a murder mystery involving a husband and wife, both esteem specialists at the university of pittsburgh medical center. after autumn klein died in april by cyanide poisoning police and investigators honed in on her husband. robert furrante remains behind bars this morning, awaiting his trial. they accuse the medical professor of poisoning his wife,

autumn klein, with cyanide. seen here in this discovery channel video was the chief of neurology, a rising star in her field. >> she was so kind, compassionate and caring, i could not imagine anyone wanting to murder her. but after a three-month investigation following her death, authorities charged her husband with criminal homicide. he pleaded not guilty at his arraignment this week. a source tells cnn the prosecution will argue that furrante mixed cyanide with the creatine klein took. he told her the supplement would help her get pregnant. the police search warrant say furrante allegedly prepared five grams for his wife to take in the morning and evening while mixing it into a sugary drink or putting it on her toast. >> circumstantial evidence cases can be extremely strong because they don't rely on eyewitness

testimony. >> stunned is too little a word for how we feel about this. the thing that i think bothers most of us is what is the motivation? >> reporter: one possible motive, police allege in the affidavit that ferrante thought his wife might be having an affair. joining us now from pittsburgh is bill defenderfer. you had to become a defense attorney at some point. i know you get it a lot, but it's our first time talking to you, we had to give you that joke. >> it is, it is -- >> see, good, i'm glad you corrected it. you can never trust management. good to have you here. >> let's talk first about what you don't want to discuss right now and why. you don't want to talk about what your client thinks killed his wife or why he bought the cyanide. explain why you don't want to discuss that? >> well, chris, in terms of defending the case, you know, we

don't even have any of the discove discovery, we have at this point in time, we have literally what you guys have. there is a preliminary hearing coming up in a month and a half, september 23rd. that may be delayed. we don't receive discovery for a good period of time after that. so, as a defense attorney to ever allow a revelation of what the defense is at this point would not be wise. i mean, my client, i can tell you, my client is adamant he had nothing to do with the cause of her death. at this point we're not even prepare to concede that she passed away from cyanide and i certainly understand what's in the affidavit and what all these allegations consist of. but, we're absolutely claiming his innocence. i have a guy, great family man, loved his wife, the one witness you put on of why we totally agree, there was no why and no motivation for him to do

something as crazy as that. >> let's look at some of the behavior here. prosecutors say that your client fled to florida in the aftermath here and insisted on a fast autopsy. does he deny those assertions? >> well, the assertion that he fled to florida, i love the adjectives. when dr. ferrante, obviously, when the suspicion cloud, if you will, was surrounding him in pittsburgh, keep in mind, he was only here for a couple of years, as well as the hospital put him on leave. in terms of staying here, he actually communicated with me, do you think it would be all right if i go visit my daughter, quite frankly, in california, not florida. i said, of course. but i kept in touch with the district attorney's office. obviously, i have a very close relationship with them and in terms of him leaving and, again, no charges being filed. you know, he's just a person of interest as people say. i turned, as a good faith

gesture, i gave the prosecutor his passport and i said keep in touch with us. if, in fact, if, in fact, this is going to resolve in an arrest, certainly give me a call and we'll turn him in right away. >> you're saying he didn't flee. >> no -- >> but what about the quick autopsy, the cremation. that has been very suspicious. why did it all get done so quickly? >> well, you know, again, in terms of -- not only that the quick autopsy, there's a number of other things in the affidavit that we're well aware of that we have to answer and, as i told your producers, we intend to answer all of those in court. >> and the affair. we say we don't know why but prosecutors say the why is an affair and your client didn't like it. what has he told you? was there an affair? >> well, first of all, we're not going to reveal what he told me in terms of whether or not there was an affair, that is something, obviously, again, i'm sure will come out in court. >> what do you know about whether or not when it comes to the texts and about the

creatine, curious turn in this story as you're well aware that there were these text messages between your client and his wife about maybe getting pregnant using creatine. does your client have any studies or any kind of science to back up this theory of creatine and pregnancy? >> they were both doctors as well as they were both very much trying to have a child. from all accounts that i've seen, they were very much in love and wanted to have a child. as you know from your reporting the date that she went into the hospital. and both being doctors, they believed, obviously, that creatine may help promote or somehow improve the chances of her getting pregnant. >> but in terms of the creatine thing, you don't know where that came from, as to why that would be the way to do it? >> again, you're getting to one of the many things and assertions that's in the affidavit that i'm well aware we

need to answer those things at trial and we certainly will. >> thank you very much for joining us today. i hope to speak to you, again, as we get into the case. >> all right, thank you. >> kate? >> thanks, chris. in the central african nation of cameroon only two doctors for every 10,000 people. but this week a cnn hero devotes his time for free. >> a country like mine to enjoy their life, but they cannot enjoy their life. to go to the village is a pleasure if i can help two or three people would we be great. you see how people to see a doctor. help people. my name is george welles.

they're coming on foot. we need our generator because there is no light. we are doing our own -- if there is any program that come. they are happy. >> opportunity is what they need. two doctors for every 10,000 people in cameroon. just amazing what he is doing. more people need to do that. >> need is great. >> that's absolutely right. coming up next on "new day"

anthony weiner's sexting relapse. why friends of huma abedin tells "people" magazine she blames herself for her husband's mistake. can other women relate? we'll have that conversation coming up. a man is never so tall to when he stoops to help a child. one marine lived that and it is the good stuff. ♪ (woman) this place has got really good chocolate shakes. (growls) (man) that's a good look for you. (woman) that was fun. (man) yeah. (man) let me help you out with the.. (woman)...oh no, i got it. (man) you sure? (woman) just pop the trunk. (man vo) i may not know where the road will lead, but... i'm sure my subaru will get me there. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru.

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welcome back to "new day," everyone. does anthony weiner's wife blame herself for his scandal. that's the subject of a very interesting new article in the august 12th issue of "people"

magazine and comes as people are speculating if she made the right decision by standing by her husband and sticking with her campaign. also the subject of a good new article on cnn.com. joining us to talk about that is kelly wallace who covers women's issues for us. great to see you, thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> this exactly the title of the piece you put together is huma abedin blaming herself? you spoke with women across the country to get their thoughts and their insights and their feelings. what was the reaction? >> it's so funny, kate, because last week we did the story and did she make the right decision sticking with anthony weiner and you had a tremendous disagreement between women but in this one women are united and feel so sad to think she might be blaming herself in part but also say, kate, it is so common. many women say if they had been in that same situation where their husband was cheating and could i have done something? could i have done something

more? it is so sad and so common and it's not her burden to carry, it is her husband's issue. he is the only one "who can fix the infideldy." no one knows what is going on inside a marriage except for the two people involved in a marriage. but as we were talking before we came out, this is a conversation a lot of women are having together. what does it say? you say they can relate to her and also feel it is a bit removed because it is a woman who is in such a public position with a husband in a public position trying to run for mayor. >> i think you said it so perfectly. they can sort of relate but then they say, oh, my goodness, i can't imagine having to deal with my husband and the scrutiny and media spotlight and her relation to hillary clinton and being a trusted aide and what hillary clinton has gone through. some women are speculating, political motivations here for her. a lot of woman say they don't believe that. they believe very strongly she

is doing this based on a deep feeling in her core that she wants to protect her son, she wants to hold her family together for her son and that is something i think a lot of women can relate to. >> that is also the big part of the conversation. the role that, the role that children play into these types of tumultous periods in a relationship. huma abedin said the reason she decided not to leave anthony weiner is because of her son, jordan. >> she said according to "people "magazine article she blames herself in part because she was focusing so much attention on her newborn son. we all know when we have a child it's a big juggling act, of course, and you don't take care of yourself and maybe you don't always sort of focus on the person in your relationship. but people say, you got to get the support from your family and friends and that it takes two in a marriage to take care of that child.

so it shouldn't be all on herself that she thinks it is her responsibility. >> being in such a public position and being a strong and successful woman in her own right, she's not depending on her husband, she has had a very successful career already. were any women, i don't know, critical of her for setting a poor example. >> you're not. i mean, no. you did. i had women in the stories that i did for cnn.com last week who were very strong about this. you don't show strength by standing with a guy like this, you show strength by walking away. at the same time i heard by some feminists that were angry that women were having this conversation in the first place because we shouldn't be questioning her. is she doing the right thing or the wrong thing. the focus is on the wrong person. the focus should be on anthony weiner. a lot for this story. >> a conversation we're having outside of this set so we should have it on set, as well. thank you very much. a great article on cnn.com. you should take a read. >> thank you.

>> thank you so much. we're dealing with some tough stuff here. that means it's time for the good stuff for the rest of you, okay. today's edition, a marine proving you should never leave a man behind, even if that man is 9. he was taking place on a 5k race and he did it in combat boots and basic dress uniform pants and that's when he noticed a little boy struggling to keep up. that's who you're seeing there. 9-year-old boden had fallen back and lost his family and wanted to quit but he saw corporal and asked, sir, can you run with me? that's exactly what he did. seeing the boy all the way through to the end. when boden wanted to walk, he kept him running. even after crossing the finish line he was reunited with his family. the fellow marines who thought he injured himself because he took so long calling his actions in keeping with the highest traditions of the united states marine corps.

miles won something else that day, the slowest time in his age group. he finishes first with boden and his family and all of us because he put the kid first and that's what all the good stuff is about. tell us about the good stuff in your life and your community. you can tweet us and go to facebook or our website. >> love it. favorite part of the show. coming up next on "new day" chris' favorite part of the show. we'll see "sharknado" may have changed our lives forever. hd

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true story. couple folks created the best tumblr ever. it's sharks. check this out, "mrs. sharkfire." we have "sharkless in seattle." "sharktanic" and my favorite "the sharkerhood of the traveling pants." >> it's incredible. >> i couldn't decide on a winner today, so i decided to combine the two. i present the sharky, sharky bang bang award. sharky, sharky bang bang starring dick vandyke. i could have gone sharkypoppins. in case you're wondering what this show would look like sharkified. they wouldn't change the "new day" graphic. >> i like that i still have hair. >> you know our names are still

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welcome back, everyone. be sure to tune in "new day" saturday. what else? politics. find out his next pick. >> that is all for us here on "new day" for kate and john, that's it for us. back to carol costello, "cnn newsroom" have a great weekend, carol, if i don't see you. >> he's talking about politics. i'm telling you to have a good weekend and you go right to the politi politics. all news, all the time. >> we'll take it. >> "newsroom" starts now. happening now in "newsroom" jobs, jobs, jobs. >> good jobs, middle class jobs, well-paying